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genuinegirly · 08-17-2010, 01:35 PM

This worked out way better than I expected last night. It's a vegetable caserole hidden in a pizza- packed with vitamins. Sorry it's not as precise as it could be, I kinda threw it together...

Knockout Vegetarian Deep-dish Pizza Pie

Round 1:
Whole wheat dough
Round cake pan

Make whole wheat pizza dough. I usually make a big batch every few weeks and keep balls of dough in my freezer, I thaw it out, punch it, and let it rise all day before using it for dinner. Grease the cake pan, then dust with flour or cornmeal. Lay dough in the pan, making sure that there's dough up the sides (it gets far too tall for a flat pizza). Heat at 350 F until cooked in the middle.

Round 2:
1/2 block frozen spinach, thawed
Fresh thyme
Fresh oregano
Crushed garlic
Chopped mushrooms (canned pieces work fine)
Salt
Pepper
1/4 cup pasta sauce plus finely chopped veggies (carrots, green peppers, onions, zucchini, etc. whatever veggies you have on hand)
Parmesean cheese

While the crust is warming in the oven, get started with this killer combo. Defrost and drain the spinach. In a hot glass bowl, add a few leaves of fresh herbs to the chopped spinach. Stir in crushed garlic with salt and pepper, seasoning to taste. Stir in vegetable-laden pizza sauce. It should make a warm, dense sauce/paste, which you'll use in place of standard pizza sauce on the wheat crust. Smear it on, scatter mushrooms, then top with a sprinking of parmesean cheese. Place in heated oven at 350 F, and remove when parmesean begins to melt.

The pizza could be done here, and it would be delicious. But if you crave more cheese and a little crunch in your topping, move on to round 3.

Round 3:
1/2 can water chestnuts
1/4 cup mixture of monterey jack, cheddar, and colby cheeses

To the warm pizza, evenly disperse water chestnuts. Next, add the cheese mixture. Return to oven until cheese is melted. Serve hot. Watch as even the most feisty carnivore falls.

08-17-2010, 01:35 PM	#95 (permalink)
genuinegirly Eat your vegetables Super Moderator Location: Arabidopsis-ville	This worked out way better than I expected last night. It's a vegetable caserole hidden in a pizza- packed with vitamins. Sorry it's not as precise as it could be, I kinda threw it together... Knockout Vegetarian Deep-dish Pizza Pie Round 1: Whole wheat dough Round cake pan Make whole wheat pizza dough. I usually make a big batch every few weeks and keep balls of dough in my freezer, I thaw it out, punch it, and let it rise all day before using it for dinner. Grease the cake pan, then dust with flour or cornmeal. Lay dough in the pan, making sure that there's dough up the sides (it gets far too tall for a flat pizza). Heat at 350 F until cooked in the middle. Round 2: 1/2 block frozen spinach, thawed Fresh thyme Fresh oregano Crushed garlic Chopped mushrooms (canned pieces work fine) Salt Pepper 1/4 cup pasta sauce plus finely chopped veggies (carrots, green peppers, onions, zucchini, etc. whatever veggies you have on hand) Parmesean cheese While the crust is warming in the oven, get started with this killer combo. Defrost and drain the spinach. In a hot glass bowl, add a few leaves of fresh herbs to the chopped spinach. Stir in crushed garlic with salt and pepper, seasoning to taste. Stir in vegetable-laden pizza sauce. It should make a warm, dense sauce/paste, which you'll use in place of standard pizza sauce on the wheat crust. Smear it on, scatter mushrooms, then top with a sprinking of parmesean cheese. Place in heated oven at 350 F, and remove when parmesean begins to melt. The pizza could be done here, and it would be delicious. But if you crave more cheese and a little crunch in your topping, move on to round 3. Round 3: 1/2 can water chestnuts 1/4 cup mixture of monterey jack, cheddar, and colby cheeses To the warm pizza, evenly disperse water chestnuts. Next, add the cheese mixture. Return to oven until cheese is melted. Serve hot. Watch as even the most feisty carnivore falls. __________________ "Sometimes I have to remember that things are brought to me for a reason, either for my own lessons or for the benefit of others." Cynthetiq "violence is no more or less real than non-violence." roachboy Last edited by genuinegirly; 08-17-2010 at 01:40 PM..